1-12 Chipboard Numbers

    Sometimes layouts and images need a little extra "Oomph" before final completion.

Persnickety Chipboard Numbers are here in your time of need!

(change the color to match your layout)

.png file

 instructions included

Enjoy.

Download Here

Getting that "Sketch" Look in Photoshop

I have been seeing this new "sketch" technique around digi-land and tried to accomplish it myself.
No luck with my current Photoshop filters.

Then, I saw Kami's layout that we printed for her on our metallic photographic paper at the Scrapbook USA Expo:

Kami's layouts just amaze me!

This Sketch Technique is awesome, and there are so many ways to use it!

Here Kami takes a photo of a brick wall, creates a sketch, and extracts it onto her background paper:

Kami is the genius behind the store, ScrapOrchard, and is well known as designer Ziggle Scraps.

She assured me that she would be working up a tutorial on how she acheived this layout.
And that she did: Click here for Kami's Tutorial using the Plugin Akvis.

I just got around to playing with this plugin myself:

 

Super Easy-
Thanks Kami!

A Free Kit for Fall

Fall is in the air! I love it! Everything about it, the kids are back in school, football season starts, the leaves change, and after 10 years of being with Gap, inc., I have found that fall fashion is my favorite season of style too.

I mean, look at these styles for Fall 2011 from Piperlime, a Gap, inc division. Sassy!
 Too bad I don't get that employee discount anymore:(

...What I do get now, is the chance to create, and more importantly to meet some pretty sassy women from all over the globe!

Here is a quick layout from the new Persnickety Kit: Modern Fall.

There are 20 Papers included in this Kit that highlight Fall Colors.

Perfect for Picasa users too!

 Download Paper Pack No. 2

Download Paper Pack No. 1 

Grab the Elements HERE.

These elements are .png files. You will need to use a software that is compatable.

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Why do we give you such awesome digital downloads? 

1. We just love to give!

2. So that you will print with us, of course!
 Think of the SAVINGS-- You can create awesome layouts for FREE & print them for under $2! (back in the paper scrapbooking era, I would spend $5 printing 4x6 prints, and another $3-5 buying the paper kit- not to mention the glue/tape/and time! Then when I would run out of letter A in my sticker alpha set, I would have to buy an entire new set! Oh, digital how I love thee!)

3. We are MOST inspired by YOU! It is better than Christmas when our customers show us what they do with our stuff! Please feel free to upload the layouts you create with our freebies to our Facebook Wall- we love to see them!

Have Fun with this!

2012 Calendars

Just a sneak peak of what we have in store for YOU this Holiday Season! 
(yep, I said it-- Holiday--December is less than 3 months away!)

The 2012 Calendar might be the best gift you can give someone. Not only are you reminding them monthly how much you love and care for them, every time they flip that page, they will be enthralled by your creative genius!

Our software is so easy to use. Plus, you can customize specific days with images and text!
(highlight YOUR birthday with neon colors and maybe a photo of that iPad you have been hoping for?)

That's my Mom with my BFF's Mom. {cute!}

The 12x12 Calendar is a great way to put those digi layouts to use. When the month has ended, tear it off and add it to your album!

8x10 & 8x12 flat Calendars

This year I'm going to give this 12x18 flat calendar, printed on Pearl Cardstock. 

This way, I only have to come up with one image for each Calendar/Gift! (which then allows for more time to make other cool stuff)

Don't wait until December 23rd!

As always, you can play around with our free calendar software, and save it as you go.
Video Tutorials will be available soon!